Cheese Factory Report.

The annual meeting of the patrons of Markdale Cheese Factory was held in the Sample room of Markdale House Markdale on Saturday last the 12th inst at 2 o'clock p.m. It was shown by auditors report that the business was attended to by the several officers satisfactory and well, and although the factory did not do so large a business as done the two preceeding years yet the result was most gratifying. From 464026 lbs milk supplied was made 45,555 lb cheese which sold for $4,429,24 everaging for 5 months almost $18.00 per cow after all expences were paid. One thing seemed to impress the entire meeting and that was, that if the farmers could be pursuaded to give the factory a liberal support: nothing about the farm now pays as well as cows. It was then resolved to organize for another years business when the following officers were appointed. B. Coleman, President. H. D. Irwin, Secretary. Directors. [Table reformatted for plain text] Route No.1, Wm. McLoughry and Thos. Davis. Route No.2, John Whitby and Ed. Rutledge. Route No.3, Shepherd Boyce and H. McKee. Route No.4, Andrew Walker and [A.] Gillespie. Route No.5, Joseph Richardson and D. Miller. Route No.6, James Elliott and Wm. Brady. Route No.7, David Ellis and G. Richardson. Route No.8, Wm. Cullis and Edward Lomas. Route No.9, John Boland and Thos. Kells. The meeting adjourned to meet again on the first Saturday in March at the same hour when the directors are expected to report a through canvas of their routes. This is therefore to give all concerning notice that the date of the meeting to receive such report has been changed to the last Saturday in Feb. not as Mr. Elliott wants time to secure a man for the purpose of manufacturing in case the factory is again run. H. D. Irwin, Secretary.